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Wilier
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Not too tender tbh, but a bit dribbly. :uhoh:
Originally posted by Wilier
Durz m8, you are soooo missing the point.
Cyclist dont shave their legs to gain time, its a higene thing.
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If a cyclist falls off, and has hairy legs, as he slides down the road/track/muddy lane etc. the hairs are plucked from the skin. This leaves the folicles open for dirt/diesel/pig shit to get in, possibly causing infection. When the legs are hairfree, the skin lides, and grazes, but the folicles dont become opened, so dirt dosnt get ingrained into them, although obviously the graze/cut needs to be cleaned, its easier to do that, than to clean a hair folicle.
Also, its far better for massage, which all pro's have, and a lot of amateurs, myself included, have occasionally. Before anyone goes off on a pr0n tangent, massage of the legs helps with muscle recovery (if done properly). It reduces the neccesity of a warm-down, the purpose of which is to remove the toxins from the muscle, allowing quicker recovery.
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and I get off on having smoother legs than Mrs Will.![]()